By Ciaran Tierney 2021 was the year when Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaine began to look at the beautiful island of...
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A year like no other for Áras Éanna
By Ciarán Tierney It was like Christmas morning here on Inis Oirr in July when 21 currachs, from Donegal to...
A wonderful opportunity for Gaeltacht artists
Aras Eanna is delighted to announce two artist residencies on the beautiful island of Inis Oirr early in the new...
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Upcoming Events
Residencies
Philip Fogarty on Inis Oírr: culture, craic, code, ceol
“There were days and nights when I really thought I could feel the whole island shaking” recalls Philip Fogarty of...
A dance of discovery for Julie and Zina
By Ciaran Tierney For two dancers who had only ever worked together as part...
Darragh gets the balance right on Inis Oirr
By Ciaran Tierney The opportunity to spend a month on a small island where Irish is very much a living...
Exhibitions
The Quiet Island
A short film by Cormac Coyne running July to September 2026. Music composed and performed by Mairtín O Connor. As...
Tory Island Painters
Running from July to September. The rugged scenic Tory Island is an island situated 11km of the North-West coast of...
Draw it in Irish & Lucie Arnoux
As part of The Galway Cartoon Festival, an exhibition of cartoons in Irish will take place in Áras Éanna between the 6 October and the 6 November 2025.
